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request for admission

giving reasons why it can be neither admitted nor denied. A matter admitted does not have to be proven at trial, but it is established for the purpose of the pending action only.

presumption

existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption : a presumption that the law does not allow to be

pluries

pluries : of, relating to, or being a writ issued after the first and alias writs have proven ineffectual

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confession

1 : an act of confessing 2 : an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven ;esp : a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party's guilt (as by admitting

not guilty

: a verdict rendered by a jury acquitting a criminal defendant upon finding that the prosecution has not proven the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt

matter

of Doe] see also in re b : one or more facts, claims, or rights examined, disputed, asserted, proven, or determined by legal process matter in controversy 1 : matter called also matter in dispute 2 :

confess

confess : to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid [unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed] vi : to make a confession

cause

[the negligent act which was the of the plaintiff's injury] NOTE: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause : cause in fact in this entry but-for cause :

beyond a reasonable doubt

prosecution in order to convict the defendant. It means the evidence is fully satisfied, all the facts are proven and guilt is established. Source: FindLaw

arrest of judgment

judgment [arrest stoppage] : a judge's stopping of a judgment because of a defect (as that the acts proven do not constitute a crime) for which the judgment could be reversed

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